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2009 Pocket Planner
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See below for direct links to the resources listed in the 2009 Pocket Calendar With Tips and Resources for Healthy Bones for Life
January
Protect Your Bones for Life
- Other Nutrients and Bone Health at a Glance
- Exercise for Your Bone Health
- Haga ejercicio para tener huesos sanos
- Chinese version of Exercise for Your Bone Health
- Smoking and Bone Health
- What People Recovering From Alcoholism Need to Know About Osteoporosis
February
Brush Up on Health Teeth
- A Healthy Mouth for Your Baby
- Una boca saludable para su bebé
- Age Page: Taking Care of Your Teeth and Mouth
- El cuidado de la boca y los dientes
- Oral Health and Bone Disease
March
Get Enough Calcium and Vitamin D
- Calcium and Vitamin D: Important at Every Age
- El calcio y la vitamina D: importantes a toda edad
- Chinese version of Calcium and Vitamin D: Important at Every Age
- Calcium Intake Tools
- Tools to Help You Build a Healthier Life! How to Read a Food Label
- Calcium Supplements: What to Look For
- Age Page: Dietary Supplements: More is Not Always Better
- United States Department of Agriculture Nutrient Database
April
Know Your Red Flags
- Resources on 12 red flag conditions
- Resources on diabetes, kidney disease, and inflammatory bowel disease
- Resources on lupus and rheumatoid arthritis
May
What is Osteoporosis
- The Surgeon General's Report on Bone Health and Osteoporosis: What it Means to You
- Informe del año 2004 del Cirujano General sobre la salud de los huesos y osteoporosis
- Chinese version of The Surgeon General's Report on Bone Health and Osteoporosis: What it Means to You
- Age Page: Osteoporosis: The Bone Thief
- Isabel's Story / La historia de Isabel
- NIHSeniorHealth.gov: Osteoporosis
- Handout on Health: Osteoporosis
June
Evaluate Your Own Risk for Osteoporosis
July
Stay Active for Strong Bones
- Age Page: Exercise and Physical Activity: Getting Fit for Life
- NIHSeniorHealth.gov: Exercise for Older Adults
- Exercise: A Guide from the National Institute on Aging
- Ejercicio y actividad física: En forma de por vida
August
Take Care of Your Kids and Their Bones
- Kids and Their Bones: A Guide for Parents
- Los niños y sus huesos: una guía para los padres
- Chinese version of Kids and Their Bones: A Guide for Parents
- Powerful Bones, Powerful Girls
- Milk Matters: An Educational Campaign
September
Bone Health Issues Expecially for Women
- Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, and Bone Health
- Age Page: Menopause
- La menopausia
- Menopausal Hormone Therapy
- What People With Anorexia Nervosa Need to Know About Osteoporosis
- Fitness & Bone Health for Women: The Skeletal Risk of Overtraining
October
Who's at Risk for Osteoporosis?
- Osteoporosis in Men
- Chinese version of Osteoporosis in Men
- Osteoporosis and African American Women
- Osteoporosis and Asian American Women
- Chinese version of Osteoporosis and Asian American Women
- Osteoporosis and Hispanic Women
- Minority Women's Health
November
Talk to Your Health Care Provider About Your Bones
- Be an Active Member of Your Health Care Team
- Sea miembro activo del equipo de cuidados de la salud
- Questions Are the Answer: Get More Involved With Your Health Care
- Talking With Your Doctor
- Conversando con su médico
- For People With Osteoporosis: How to Find a Doctor
- Chinese version of For People With Osteoporosis: How to Find a Doctor
- The Surgeon General's Report on Bone Health and Osteoporosis: What It Means to You, What to discuss with your doctor on page 23
- Informe del año 2004 del Cirujano General sobre la salud de los huesos y osteoporosis, Qué debe analizar con su médico, página 23
- Chinese version of The Surgeon General's Report on Bone Health and Osteoporosis: What It Means to You, What to discuss with your doctor on page 23
- How to Find Medical Information
December
Prevent Falls That Break Bones
- Age Page: Falls and Fractures
- Caídas y fracturas
- Preventing Falls and Related Fractures
- NIHSeniorHealth.gov: Falls and Older Adults
- NIHSeniorHealth.gov: Balance Problems
- Once is Enough: A Guide to Preventing Future Fractures
- ¿Cómo se pueden prevenir las caídas y evitar posibles fracturas?
- Chinese version of Once is Enough: A Guide to Preventing Future Fractures
NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases ~ National Resource Center
2 AMS Circle
Bethesda, MD 20892-3676
Phone: 202–223–0344
Toll Free: 800–624–BONE
TTY: 202-466-4315
Fax: 202-293-2356
Email: NIAMSBoneInfo@mail.nih.gov
Website: http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/bone/default.asp
The NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases ~ National Resource Center provides patients, health professionals, and the public with an important link to resources and information on metabolic bone diseases. The mission of NIH ORBD~NRC is to expand awareness and enhance knowledge and understanding of the prevention, early detection, and treatment of these diseases as well as strategies for coping with them.
The NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases ~ National Resource Center is supported by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases with contributions from:
- National Institute on Aging
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
- DHHS Office on Women's Health.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
November 2008
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